I can’t even begin to count the time I have had friends, family and co-workers complain about having brain fog during the COVID-19. It seems the longer we are in this pandemic the more brain fog we are feeling. It is frustrating and sometimes quite scary to think about this kind of mental incapacity. I […]
Mental Health Days for Kids
Often I hear adults in their job situations talking about or taking a mental health day. Usually this is because of their allostatic load of stress, a crisis or some other adversity that they are struggling to cope with. This break is intuitive and can be helpful. As we deal with students who are experiencing […]
The 10–Minute Learning Rule
As we have discovered how the brain works, we recognize it has a very limited attention span. In the world of education there is an understanding that taking brain breaks does help students stay focused and learn more effectively. The debate is over how long that takes. Some say that the brain changes every 10 […]
